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61 - Event - Stage 3

Jul 14, 2011 22:23

[So, perhaps a certain Autobot shouldn't have cobbled together his phone contraption. It would have made this phone call infinitely harder to do, if he didn't actually have a way to do it.]

[While he sounds decidedly upset to be revealing this, he doesn't seem to be able to stop himself, either.]... On November 17th, 2008, I landed on Earth. And ( Read more... )

emo train ahoy, !event, become so numb, maybe i should be sideways instead, oh primus why, flashbacking to buenos aries, my worst nightmare, fml, i was once a protector of mechs

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Stage 4 at this point walking_nuke July 15 2011, 06:38:18 UTC

[He takes time to process this. An alien he's never heard of ... Who arrived in 2008, and never mentioned Earth already being ruined nor mentioned the Bane. So, this being must come from another world ... and yet ...]

...

Well that's just fuckin' great.

[He sounds like he's trying to control his anger at hearing this, but the truth serum is making it hard to hold his tongue.]

Yeah, in a way, you're pretty damn close. It's one thing if it's an accident, if it was miscommunication, but if you knew and really didn't care, you didn't give a damn about how many uninvolved people died, you were stoopin' to his level.

You were actin' like'a Bane.

Re: Stage 4 at this point weaponsparked July 15 2011, 06:51:12 UTC

They didn't matter. He killed everyone. He enjoyed it. He left me alive just to mock me.

I care now. You don't think I don't regret what happened? Because I do. I regret it every damned day.

... I don't know what you're talking about.

Re: Stage 4 at this point walking_nuke July 15 2011, 07:09:08 UTC

Yeah, guess what? I know all about that shit. Here's my story, since I'm feelin' generous.

[It's actually the truth serum making him this ornery and outspoken.]

A year before you arrived-where I'm from at least-an alien superpower steamrolled Earth. I don't think we ever had a chance. We were outgunned and outnumbered.

I only survived it 'cause I happened to have the right genes for usin'a one power that could stand up to those fuckers. None of my friends or family did. They were all left to die. There's nights I can't sleep 'cause I keep thinkin' about 'em, hearing'em beg to be spared.

There's only, I dunno, maybe one percent of humans left alive where I'm from. Maybe less. I don't know'a numbers. And we're all on other planets, fighting the Bane. We've been working alongside other races in'a same boat.

The Bane slaughtered my friends, my family, damn near everyone on my planet-but I never once thought that made it okay to plow through any Brann or Forean between me an' Crusty.

weaponsparked July 15 2011, 07:20:39 UTC

Did I say I wanted to hear your story?

... If that's your thoughts, then, no. You don't know anything about what happened. And I don't expect you to. You, or any other human.

I don't even expect Jolt to understand. And I love him.

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a_gentle_boy July 15 2011, 07:34:29 UTC

Mr. Sideswipe...! I'm going to tell you a little about my world both because I've been telling everyone all day nonstop and I don't think I can help it, and for another reason that might be clearer later ( ... )

weaponsparked July 15 2011, 07:36:26 UTC

... No?

a_gentle_boy July 15 2011, 07:43:36 UTC

To save all of us little bugs, he let himself be erased from existence. There wasn't even a body.

No matter what he did to my brother, I'll remember him - him and all the Magypsies... I'll respect and look on them forever.

People will remember you for what you end up doing. Not for the mistakes you made in the past. We were worthless to you - I think we're worthless to a lot of more advanced people. But it means that much more when you care to try to protect us.

weaponsparked July 15 2011, 07:49:45 UTC

That... sounds reasonably familiar. To an extent.

... but I don't care. About a select few of your kind, yes. About our allies, yes. But your race, the government of your race, did things I can't forgive. I protect you because that is what Optimus wants, what Ironhide would do.

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[ action ] electrowhipit July 15 2011, 07:35:46 UTC

[ Jolt heard it all over the phone. He didn't bother to respond- he just headed over as fast as his wheels would take him.

He transforms at the end of the driveway and stands there a moment. ]

You're not Demolishor.

[ action ] weaponsparked July 15 2011, 07:38:14 UTC

[He glances up when Jolt arrives, then back down again.]

No, my wheels aren't nearly large enough.

electrowhipit July 15 2011, 07:40:05 UTC

That's not what I meant. You're not a Decepticon.

You care. You regret. That makes you different.

weaponsparked July 15 2011, 07:46:23 UTC

You can't blame me for wondering. Not after... everything. You shouldn't blame me for wondering.

... I didn't at the time. I didn't care.

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springtime4me July 15 2011, 15:42:57 UTC

[Wow. Just.... wow. He has no words for this. He was just coming out to see whether not!dad had noticed what was going on over the phones today. And now he's kind of standing in the garage doorway, looking a combination of worried, sad, and nervous.]

Ummmm.... Mr. Sideswipe?

weaponsparked July 15 2011, 19:28:16 UTC

[He goes still, and slowly turns around.]

... yes?

springtime4me July 16 2011, 03:10:58 UTC

I was going to ask if you noticed all the strange phone calls today. It's odd that the town is doing something like this so soon after the last time.

But.... I guess you did notice. Sorry.

weaponsparked July 16 2011, 04:54:19 UTC

...

So you heard that.

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glowing_science July 16 2011, 02:11:49 UTC

You're much better than he was.

weaponsparked July 16 2011, 04:54:52 UTC

How?

glowing_science July 16 2011, 16:40:55 UTC

You have remorse.

weaponsparked July 17 2011, 05:52:08 UTC

And that's enough?

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